Senior Social Worker - Children Disabilities

• To be responsible for complex cases and detailed assessments including, where appropriate, Child Protection Assessments.
• To assist the Manager, as required in aspects of the Team’s work including the allocation of work; maintaining, developing and encouraging high professional standards, and supporting the supervision and development of individual staff.
• To keep up to date with good practice guidance, current legislation, Government initiatives and local policies and procedures with a view to playing a lead role in disseminating these within the team.
• To represent the Manager or Head of Service at internal and external meetings where appropriate, and to act as Deputy to the Manager.
• To write complex reports and briefing papers on policy and operational issues for the Team Manager, Head of Service, Chief Officer of Children and Families and to participate in a range of meetings, case conferences or task forces, service and project management groups.
• To assist in ensuring that team members fulfil expectations in relation of the Council’s statutory responsibilities, policies and standards and that the practice is anti-discriminatory.
• To participate where appropriate in staff selection in accordance with equalities legislation good practice guidance and council procedures.
• To actively participate in the overall management and development of the service through Team Meetings and Service wide meetings; attend and participate positively in Team and other meetings as required with a view to promoting the development of an integrated response to clients needs, concentrating on the delivery of an efficient and effective service.
• To maintain management information systems and provide regular reports identifying trends and proposing solutions where problems are identified.
• To provide cover for the work of other Senior Practitioners and Team Managers as required and arrange cover for other Team members across the section and Children & Families where necessary.
• To provide management, consultation, professional support, advice and guidance to the immediate team and others across Children & Families.
• Any other duties appropriate to this area of work and consistent with the level of the post, as may from time to time are required.

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.
• This post requires registration with the relevant health professional council/governing body (Social Care England).

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